The shores of the North Sea may be unseasonably bleak but at least the temperatures are better today, with 18C showing as we set off this morning to walk along the coast in search of old acquaintances. We found some shore birds, including cormorants, herons, eider and terns along with....
....several noisy oystercatchers - this one so unconcerned by our approach that it remained standing on one leg.
It was good also to see this ringed plover, a species which has been in short supply, particularly when we spotted the reason for its unwillingness to fly away........
....a single youngster making little effort to conceal itself amongst the rocks.
We're taking part in the
Big Butterfly Count and didn't expect to find any on the wing that early in the morning and in quite a stiff breeze but were pleasantly surprised to spot four common blues along the path at the back the beach.
The shores of the North Sea may be unseasonably bleak but at least the temperatures are better today, with 18C showing as we set off this morning to walk along the coast in search of old acquaintances. We found some shore birds, including cormorants, herons, eider and terns along with....
Welcome back Jon. We have also just returned from Italian 40C heat. Luckily we stayed in the dolomites mid 20'sC with drives and cable cars to 2400m in search of butterflies. I have 2582 photographs to go through which will keep me busy through the autumn assigning Latin binomials to the best shots. I had no idea there were so many different Ringlets, Fritillaries and Blues. At last I saw the Swallowtail, Apollo and Black Veined White but alas, no Large Tortoiseshell which I have wanted to see since I was a boy. Oh well, I shall have to return.
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